sang1 zik6生殖
Jyutpingsang1 zik6
Yalesāng jihk
Definition
To reproduce or breed, generally in reference to animals.
neutralanimalshealth
How it's used
While 生殖 exists in formal contexts like biology textbooks, 繁殖 is the standard term used in daily speech for animal breeding. You will rarely hear native speakers use 生殖 outside of scientific or medical compound nouns like 生殖系統. Using it to describe general animal reproduction sounds overly clinical or academic.
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Common mistake
Avoid using 生殖 to describe human reproduction in casual conversation, as it sounds like you are reading from a biology textbook. Use 繁殖 for animals and stick to simpler phrasing for humans.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
